《The Demon Lord becomes the hero? DROPPED》Chapter 16: The journey begins
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Author note: Hello there internet denizens. My response to the pole is on the pole thread so without further ado, here is chapter 16. My writing from now on will be a bit different from before. If you complain that it is bad different, too bad lol. I am putting in more effort so yeah, it should be better.
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I woke up. Now it is time for the journey to the second great dungeon. Aren’t I lucky to have been summoned to a world that works me like I’m a pack mule? We left on the carriages early in the morning. My guess is that it was about 7:00 am according to the location of the sun.
It had probably rained a bit last night. There is a bit of frost and ice on the ground. The ice that is on the roofs seems to glow a bit like the polished glass skulls that were in my castle. It’s quite an interesting contrast; whether each house has either wooden, thatched or a tiled roof, they all look similar to me. Oh well.
Both Arthur and I approached the carriage and got on. Arthur was in his armour and I was in mine. It was no longer tattered however; someone had supplied me with a new leather chest plate when I was asleep as well as a new shield. This time, I sat on the front with Arthur who was now holding the reins. I guess they will only hire a coach driver if they want to put on a public display like before. Either that or the journey will be more dangerous than I think. If that’s the case, I guess the journey won’t exactly be boring.
Several soldiers gather around us on horse back. I notice those annoying soldiers who were there when I was first summoned. You know what, I don‘t want to have to keep referring to them as that so I will call them the soldier pricks. So, the soldier pricks were in the group. I really hope they aren’t killed on the journey so I can at least gut them.
We head off towards the Great Jungle. I reach for a sack which I had brought with me.
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Flashback- earlier this morning
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There was a knock on the door. I look out the window and still see that it’s dark. Sheesh, what bastard wakes a guy up at this time?
I walk over to the door and open it. There’s no one. What kind of imbecile plays jokes on people like this? As I was closing the door however, someone started speaking.
“You know, I am sorry for tricking you like that.” I look down and see the Halfling librarian. “As apology, I have brought these books on what we know about the Great Jungle and the great dungeon inside it.”
“Thanks…” SLAM. I grabbed the books and slammed the door on that little shit’s face. I am still fairly pissed off at him. For one, he had treated me like a nuisance when we first met, then distracted me while Arthur had hit me over the head with something.
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Flashback end
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I open the sack and pull out the books that I had stashed in it this morning. There were three books about the Great Jungle and the Beastmen race and a fourth one on the dungeon itself. I started reading the one of the books about the actual location. Reading isn’t exactly my thing but I’d rather do that instead of trying to strike up a conversation with Arthur.
Just as I started to read, we exited through the city gates and onto the green plains where I had fought slimes for a week. Greeny, who has been on my shoulder for a while now, as if noticing we wouldn’t be back for a while, rippled a bit.
About five minutes into the journey, the carriage stops. I look up to see the horses and the ground covered in about a hundred slimes. I officially hate that skill. I guess I am strong enough now that every slime will follow me around. *facepalm*
“I guess I will have to something about this.”
I put down the book that I wasn’t very interested in and jumped off the carriage onto the ground. Arthur, the soldier pricks and the other soldiers were all looking at me silent, as if expecting something amazing. What kind of person do you think I am? Some sort of slime king?
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“Leave!” I point in a random direction away from the carriage. As if copying me, Greeny rippled as well. No slime moved.
Suddenly, all of the slimes rippled in harmony, creating a deep humming sound. It also made the ground shake slightly. That’s a lot of slimes.
As the strongest slime on the green plains of Golrend, your familiar, Greeny, has been chosen as the King of the Slimes. As the master of the King of the Slimes, you may now raise an army of slimes that will do your bidding
That’s good. Except, what exactly am I going to use an army of slimes for? Unless I could train them into high level slimes, or combine them into one massive slime so that I could take over the continent… no, forget that. I need to make Greeny stronger so he will always be the King of the Slimes. For now, I will make them go away.
“Leave, now!”
All the slimes ripple as if in agreement then all bounce away. It feels nice to order a large amount of monsters around for once. I haven’t done it in a while. You would be surprised; the feeling of superiority you get from it is fairly pleasing.
I turn around and see Arthur, the soldier pricks and the rest looking amazed. I guess it’s not every day that you would see a conglomerate of slimes being ordered around by a single person. I bask in the glory for a second… done. Time to get back on the carriage… is that how horses are supposed to look like?
The horses are covered in slime and shivering. My guess is that they are traumatised. They should be trained horses who don’t even blink at in the middle of a battlefield and now they are in this sorry state; unless of course we were given farm horses. I look at Arthur and look back of the horses. He then shouts and the horses stop shivering. I get up onto the carriage and we carry on forwards, out of the green plains and into a forest road with a fairly open canopy.
The journey South continues…
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Amulet of StatisticsNAMEDraculus AsdainRace???Class[/tds][td2]Foreign WarriorLevel20Health290Mana250Strength37Intelligence25Agility36Wisdom34Vitality39Luck75Passive Skills:Lucky chance: Due to abnormal amounts of luck not normally found in a creature, you are twice as likely to activate a percentage chance activating skill. In addition, you are automatically given a 1% chance to have a critical strike wherever you hit an enemy???: An unknown passive. Will unlock when certain conditions are met???: An unknown passive. Will unlock when certain conditions are metDemonic aura (weak): Some low level monsters will naturally follow you, treating you as their masterActive Skills:Hero's shout: Grants the caster a 30% increase in stats for 15 seconds. Usable once per daySummon familiar: Summon a familiar to your side for a certain amount of mana. Cost=Level of familiar x 10I got hit by lightning multiple times: For a random amount of time, you can not be killed. You can still be damaged however. Costs All mana (Only usable with 100 luck)Titles:Slime nii-san: The youngest and weakest of the slimes recognize you as their older brother and will follow your orders. This is the result of the passive: Demonic aura (weak). Warning, you are not strong enough for them to treat you as their dark lord. Therefore, they will follow any stronger slimes in the vicinity instead.Mythical beast hunter (II): For killing a mythical creature, adventurers will treat you with some respect while you will be shunned and targeted by those who treat these beasts with great reverence.EquipmentSteel scimitar+15 dmgSteel kite shield (small)+5 defGauntlet of the hero (indestructible)+10 defLeather braces+1 defLeather shin guards+2 defLeather breast plate (well crafted)+5 defDefense23Damage15Familiar-GreenyRacePetrification SlimeLevel13Health180Attack35Passive Skills:Petrification: Any enemy that touches its slime will temporarily petrify. Depending on the amount of slime, a larger area of the enemy will be petrified.Titles:King of the Slimes: Some slimes are no longer hostile. You gain the ability to mobilise a slime army. Future evolution paths have changed
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Author note: Hope you enjoyed chapter 16. It took me a while to upload because I was trying to get a table to work.
Should I add the comedy tag? Apparently the swearing, sarcastic comments and the attitude of the MC is funny so... should I?
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